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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 11, 1999 is to improve, the City should be looking for a better use than the one being proposed. DeBace did not feel the towing business /impound lot was the right direction for the area. There was no one else wishing to comment. Knudsen agreed with DeBace's comments that this was not the direction the City wants to take for the area. Keis agreed as well. Montour felt there were two issues. First was the need to address current code enforcement issues relative to this property. Secondly, he felt the applicants needed to do more homework and determine the costs associated with building a building, paving, etc. Gruett reported that Jerry Carle is planning to retire at some point. It would be their plan to purchase the property at that time, take over the landscaping business and operate the landscaping business during summer months and the towing/impound business during the winter. Gruett indicated that they would like to locate in this area. Stypa informed the Commission that they would like to maintain their towing business with the four trucks they currently have. Stypa felt that from a seasonal standpoint, the two businesses would compliment one another. Stypa reported that they are not in the salvage business. A 35 -car impound lot would be as large as they would want to go. Stypa reported that they would like to improve the property. Keis indicated that he appreciated their comments and the fact that Gruett and Stypa wanted to do a good job. However, the issue is whether or not this is the type of business the City wants to see in this area. An auto - related business and the creation of a parking lot is not what the City wants to do. Keis also pointed out that the code violations must be dealt with on this property. Keis recommended that the CUP be denied. Gruett asked if the City would consider allowing them to rent some office space from Carle as well as the use of one of his bays as a shop area so that they could maintain their trucks. The City Planner indicated that a review would need to be done to determine if parking requirements could be met. The Planner also indicated that office is an allowed use, but the PUD would require an amendment to the Conditional Use Permit for the second office use. The Planner recommended that the Planning Commission first act on the CUP for the open and outdoor storage application. The second action would be relative to the office use request with no outside storage. Page 31